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Stewart Rhodes blames other Oath Keepers for breaking into Capitol and jokes about sex with lawyer

The militia leader denies planning Capitol breach and jokes about having sex with the group’s lawyer in a second day of wild testimony during trial on charges of seditious conspiracy

The Independent UK

Nancy Pelosi describes moment police told her of husband’s attack

The US House speaker also told CNN the attack on Paul Pelosi last month would affect her decision about whether to retire

The Guardian - US

The rise of the ‘crazy caucus’: All the ways the GOP could upend America if they win the House

Former Republicans tell Andrew Feinberg about the myriad ways a GOP-majority House could upend the country out of spite

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Oath Keepers founder calls members ‘stupid’ for US Capitol breach

WASHINGTON — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors at his seditious conspiracy trial that it was “stupid” for members of his right-wing group to join Donald Trump supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol last year to protest the presidential election.

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One thing Republicans plan to do if they win the election? Fully reopen the Capitol

WASHINGTON — As election watchers imagine what the Hill will look like after the midterms, they may start with the bustle in the hallways. The Capitol could fully reopen to the public as soon as January if Republicans win a majority.

Tribune News Service

A Trump-endorsed Republican could end up running New York. Inside the wild rise of Lee Zeldin

Lee Zeldin voted to overturn the 2020 election results, supports anti-abortion legislation and would fire a recently elected district attorney in deep-blue New York City. Polls show a tight race against Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

One thing Republicans plan to do if they win the election? Fully reopen the Capitol - Roll Call

The Capitol could throw open its doors to the public again as soon as January if Republicans win a majority — but security remains a concern.

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Trump gets extension to next week to comply with Jan. 6 subpoena

WASHINGTON — Leaders of the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol said Friday they’ve given former President Donald Trump a short extension to begin producing records under a panel subpoena.

Tribune News Service

House January 6 panel grants Trump’s request for extension to subpoena

The ex-president sought more time to produce responsive records and cooperate with the committee’s Capitol attack investigation

The Guardian - US

Jan. 6 panel extends deadline for Trump to produce documents

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has extended the deadline for former President Donald Trump to turn over documents as part of a subpoena issued last month

The Independent UK

In midterms, inflation and border overshadow fears for democracy and abortion rights

WASHINGTON — Unless nearly every pollster in America is wrong, Republicans will retake the House in Tuesday’s midterms, and maybe the Senate.

Tribune News Service

'Election Fraud' Can Become Our Awful New Hyperbole

If we go through one election cycle after another and every loser unjustifiably cries fraud, eventually the claim will cease to impress.

Reason

Californians bankroll election deniers

Billionaire Trump backer Peter Thiel leads the pack

Salon

The deadline for Trump to deliver subpoenaed documents has arrived. What now?

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., vice chair of the House select investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, said Trump is legally obligated to comply with the subpoena, but there's a chance he won't.

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Amazon, other PACs resume donations to electoral objectors

WASHINGTON — After suspending donations to Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election, a collection of PACs, including those of Amazon and Caterpillar, restarted contributions ahead of midterm elections in which the GOP is favored to win House control.

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Amazon, other PACs resume donations to electoral objectors - Roll Call

Nearly 20 corporate and trade PACs restarted donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the presidential election since September.

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Oath Keeper founder tried to tell Trump to stop Biden win

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes tried to get a message to former President Donald Trump urging him to stop the transfer of power shortly after the U.S. Capitol riot, according to a witness in the criminal trial of the Oath Keepers founder.

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Social media posts link 2 GOP congressional candidates in New York to Jan. 6 rally attendees

NEW YORK — The Republican candidates in two of New York’s most competitive congressional races have associated with people who participated in the raucous pro-Trump rally that devolved into a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last year, according to a review of social media posts.

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Proud Boys member from Illinois pleads guilty to assaulting officers in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

An Aurora, Illinois, man who is an admitted member of the far-right group Proud Boys pleaded guilty Wednesday to using a flagpole to assault officers trying to hold back the violent mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, then later bragged in a text message that he’d…

The Independent UK

Top Democrat demands answers from police after Pelosi attack

A top ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding fresh answers from the U.S. Capitol Police about security failures that led to a brutal attack on Pelosi’s husband last week

Al Jazeera

Oath Keepers head tried to contact Trump post-January 6: Witness

Witness claims that Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right group, reached out to Donald Trump offering support.

Chicago Sun-Times

Proud Boy from Aurora bragged he ‘bonked 2 cops,’ pleads guilty to Jan. 6 role

James Robert Elliott is the only known member of the Proud Boys from Illinois charged in connection with the Capitol riot. He admitted his membership in the group as part of his plea Wednesday.

WEKU

Concerns of violence grow as Election Day nears

Researchers say the days following the election may pose a greater risk of violence than Election Day itself, particularly in locations where vote counting drags on.

The Independent UK

Capitol Police security cameras filmed Paul Pelosi break-in but no one was watching, report says

Officers pulled additional camera angles at Pelosi home after officer noticed activity

Roll Call

Architect of Capitol abused government car privileges, IG report finds - Roll Call

A report suggests J. Brett Blanton drove to Florida on the government’s dime and let his child use the office’s “free gas” for Walmart runs.

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